Peneothello
| Peneothello | |
|---|---|
| Mangrove robin (Peneothello pulverulenta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Peneothello Mathews, 1920 |
| Type species | |
| Poecilodryas sigillata De Vis, 1890 | |
| Species | |
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Peneothello is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae.
The genus Peneothello was introduced by the Australian born ornithologist Gregory Mathews in 1920 with white-winged robin (Peneothello sigillata) as the type species. The name combines the Latin pene "almost" and othello. Othello is the "Moorish" (i.e. black) Shakespeare character.